Melissa Bugge

Melissa Bugge

Melissa has spent 15+ years working across a range of NFP sectors including health, aged care, and community development, and currently co-leads a consultancy firm (Mission Imperative) that supports purpose driven businesses to execute strategy more effectively. Melissa brings extensive experience in the areas of strategy, finance, and fundraising, to Ability Works with a strong understanding of strategic planning, revenue diversification and growth, and performance management.

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James Edmonds

James is Chairman of the Board at Ability Works. Having recently retired, James brings commercial acumen to the AWA board including sales and marketing.

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Johan Wiggett

Johan is an experienced C-Level finance executive with over 25 years of global transformation, strategic, financial transformation and M&A experience in Australia, US, UK, Europe and South Africa. Johan joined our board in June 2024.

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Russell Jones

Russell has a private business providing human resources and risk management advice and service.

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Julia Shtepa

With a strong commercial and legal background and leading transformation within CBUS Superannuation fund, Julia brings a strong background to Ability Works.

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David Preiss

David brings extensive and varied experience in the not-for-profit and government sectors joining the Board in June 2022.

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Rora Furman

Rora is a Partner at bipartisan public affairs agency The Civic Partnership and joined the Board in June 2022.

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